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Draymond Green: basketball’s biggest troll and the Warriors’ heart and soul

This year’s NBA playoffs have served as a reminder of how much Green sets the tone for the Warriors by being such a pain in the ass to play against

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2022

Tim Cowlishaw: Mavericks’ path to solving Warriors runs through Spencer Dinwiddie

SAN FRANCISCO — Given that the Mavericks’ last two losses to Phoenix were by margins of 20 and 30 points, it’s wrong to say this team hasn’t been here before as they try to correct the mistakes made in a 25-point Game 1 loss to Golden State. From my vantage…

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

Stephen Curry, Warriors Telepathy on Display Against Mavs

Golden State danced and coasted to a Game 1 win vs. Dallas to open the Western Conference finals.

Sports Illustrated · May 19, 2022

TNT’s Reggie Miller says Jason Kidd thanked him for calling out Luka Doncic’s weight

DALLAS — The genesis for the Mavericks’ surprise run to the Western Conference finals might’ve started during their Dec. 7 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

Dieter Kurtenbach: How COVID could determine the NBA title — ‘you pray that it does not influence the way the season ends’

As Warriors coach Steve Kerr was driving to work ahead of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals series, his focus wasn’t on the Memphis Grizzlies, but rather on his cough, his congestion, and the cases of COVID-19 that had popped up at the team’s San Francisco facility.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Will Nazem Kadri be a marked man against St. Louis? The Avalanche isn’t overly concerned about the bad blood from the past

Nazem Kadri is prepared for whatever shenanigans might develop in Game 1 Tuesday in the Western Conference semifinals against St. Louis.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Western Conference finals preview: A quick look at the Warriors-Mavericks matchup

SAN FRANCISCO — The Dallas Mavericks’s dominant performance in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals series Sunday against the Phoenix Suns was a look at what’s to come for the Warriors.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

Mavs eliminate Suns in Game 7, earn spot against Warriors in Western Conference Finals

After blowing out the Suns in Game 7, Luka Doncic and the Mavs will officially meet the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 16, 2022

Luka Doncic’s dominance, Suns’ ineptitude snowball as Mavs cruise to Game 7 win

PHOENIX — The first sign that Phoenix was in trouble was when Luka Doncic coolly swished his first three shots, but no one in Footprint Center fathomed what was to become.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

Warriors ‘hopeful’ Otto Porter Jr. will play Game 1 of Western Conference finals

SAN FRANCISCO — Coach Steve Kerr on Sunday said he’s “hopeful” that Otto Porter Jr. will be cleared to play at the start of the Western Conference finals.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022